Dumping vehicle



April 16 1929.- NELSON 1,709,364 7 DUMPING VEH I OLE Filed Sept. 15, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet peqrfielaoa 3% "F sac April 16, 1929. P. NELSON 1369364 DUMPING VEHICLE Fil ep -15, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet '3 armzson I 6mm, 1

PatentedApr. 16, 1929. r

, rises-e4 PEAR mm, @Anommo,

'Application fi led September 15, 1924.; Serial regress?) invention relates to dumping vehicles n and while applicableto any form ofvehicle I I I taken as indicated'by thelines ofFighaving adumping box, it is particularly adapted for use n connection with a trailer.

Objects of the invention are to, provide a vehicle having a. dumping box of strong,

durable construction and to provide in 0011- nection therewith, simple, conveniently opperable means for movingthe box to and from novel'construction wherein the box maybe 7 securelyheldinahauling position andtopro vide a new and improved means for releasing the securing means whereby the box will be,

brought into a dumping position by the weight of the load and to 'providemeans for locking the box in a dumping position and conveniently operable means for releasing the j locking means whereby thebox will'be rej-tained in a hauling position by the'flforce of V of the class above referred to having 'a new its own weighty I l c An additional object isto provide a vehicle and improved endgate and toprovide novel V 7 means for, automatically operating the end j gate whereby thesame may b'eiloosened from the load and held inxa positionwhere itwill notinterfere with the dumping operation.

I The above and additional objects are ac- *complished by the novel construction, com-V bination and arrangement of parts herein V after described and illustrated in thecaccom- 7 In'the drawings in wh c panying drawings,iwherein I have shown a a preferred embodiment of the invention, it

being understood that the'inv'ention is capable of various adaptations and that changesand modifications may be-made or substitutions resorted to whichcome within the scope of the,

claim hereunto appended. I V

li similar numerals of reference aroused to denote'like orsiniila'r parts as the same may appear m ny of the eseveral views andin which'z-e ."fFigui-el is a.side elevatioiialview of a; trailer constructed iii accordance w tli this;

intention showingtl e same with tholbox iii a hauling position, the forward port on of the r trailer framebein'g broken away. I c

ing the box in a clumping position.

Figure 3 isa cross sectionalview taken as indicated" by the lines 31-8 o Figured, and

axle bearings 10,

Figure 2 is a similar elevationalview show to release the box 'fronrits hauling position; I Figure {l is a longitud nal,sectional view we 3. v

approximately on the'line 'of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a perspective view ofithe weight J employed in carrying out this invention.

1; Proceeding now to a-detailecl description, of the invention with reference tothe particular adaptation thereofjillustrated in the drawings, the numeral 6 is used to d'enotethe '1 I vehicle wheels which ma y be of any desired construction. The numeral '7 denotes the vehicle mile on which is suitably secured the trailer frame 8. The frameS includes two side members 8? and 8 which extend iniparallel spaced relation and which convergeto form theforward end of the frame, Each ofthe i members 8 and 81 are. preferably arranged withtheir flanged side presented outwardly.

Tlie'numeral 9 denotesa channel member [which ,isalso arranged with itsflanged side positioned outwardly andione of which. is

suitably secured on .e ach of the fram'emein bers 8 and8 to form a support torthebox Thelbo xlaxle His 11*. wliichfare journaled in the bearings 10, thus provid ng a boxsupport, the central por a box which is suitably secured tofthe akle 11. "The floor of the boX has a crosssectionalshape adapted to be received .within 'the U -shaped portionfof tlie axlekl l'ffand the floor is inccliried downwardly toward the re'ar'end of v the look; "The box is'relativelynarrowfalongj the bottom thereof and is provided with an outwardly flared-side wallal i-l The box is;

secured to, the frame so that tlieporti'oii extending forwardly from the axle members 11 I substantially U-shaped being provided with" tip-turned end j portions which terminate in 'tliejcylindrical portions Vtion of'which' is disposedjbelow" the arisen v V f which it is mounted; c The numeral 12 1s usedgenerally; to denote is of greater" weight -'tl1a1itheportion of the box, extending frearwardly therefrom, there-x ,by providing a box, which when empty-will return byrthe' force'of gravity to the hauling position shown in Flgure 1', 1n'asmuch as the boxisof greater depth attherear endthereof, thesa iie when loaded wi11jcari'y a greater amountof the load rearwardly frointheaxle wherebythe b'o x whel lloaded will moved by; the 'i'or'ce of'gravity to the position shown inFijgureg f t v I g c. ea 'Figure 5 is across sectional view taken" gaged by the dogs 25' thus'securely holding the box in a hauling position. 'lt will be noted that the box '12 is relatively deeper at the rear end thereof and thatv a relatively greater amount of load is positionedrearwardlyfrom the axle 11. When the'oper ator desires to unload the box 12', a pull is leases the lugs 33. The greater amount of the The upward movement, of the load being disposed rearwardly from'the axle 11*, the box will tip rearwardly. The upper end of the end gate 16 beinglsecured tothe arms 15 the swinging movement. of the box will operate the arms 20 causing the lower end of the end gate tomove outwardly releasing it from the load. As the box moves downwardly 'into'the slots 18't0 the position frmn each side ofsaidifr'ame, each beam terdownwardly the levers 20 move the end gate rearwardly out of the path of the box 12. The outwardly projecting pins 19 will move shown in Figure 2. The bottom of the box 12 projects rearwardly to, form the projecting portion 12. As the box 12 moves upwardly the projecting portion contacts with the bottom of the end gate 16 and forces it upwardly in the inclined slots 18 and thusforcing the end gate firmly in place. As the box'12 moves into a dumping position, the lever 38 and the arm 39 are carried ,rea'rwardly. until the straps ll and 42 are positioned over the cen-.

ter of saidlever and said arm thereby locking the box ina dumping position.

box is empty, the operator exerts'a pull on When the mitting it to return, by th f of gravity to a hauling position.

- It will thus be seen that this invention pro- I 40 particularly adapted-to belused as a trailer vides a new'andimproved vehicle which is and which may be conveniently operated the rope 38, thus releasing the box and perfrom a drivers seat positioned forwardly from said vehicle.

Hz'tv'ing'thusillustrated my invention and described the same'in detail, what-I claimas V new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1s: j

In a vehicle of the elassdescribed, a veh1cle axle, a frame mounted thereon, a box, means to 'rotatably secure said box to said frame for turning movement on an axis extending in parallel relation-to said axle;

means associated with said frame, to releasably hold the box in a horizontal posltlon, a

beam projecting upwardly and rearwardly minating adjacent anupper rear corner of said box; each of saidbeams provided withan j incline d slot in the rear end thereof; an'end ate for said box said end ate havin ins ea a I a c c 7 slidably mounted in said slots; an arm pw- 1 otally' secured .to each side-of said'box atfa other end: of each of In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

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